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Ranking the best prospects for the No. 8 pick for the Cardinals

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4. Alabama OL Jedrick Wills

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Outside of Wirfs, Wills is the safest bet as a lineman. He is athletic enough and he just doesn’t lose battles often. Again, because the depth at tackle is thin after the top four or five players and any tackle who makes it out of the first round has some notable drawbacks, I put Wills ahead of all the receivers other than Lamb.

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Draft Wire managing editor Luke Easterling gave a value to each of the first-round picks of the 2020 draft. The Arizona Cardinals, in landing linebacker Isaiah Simmons with the eighth overall pick, landed the player with the fifth-best value of the round. He was drafted five spots below his draft ranking, giving him a value of +5. Only 14 players in the first round got positive value grades.

But what about the Cardinals' other picks?

Four of the six get a positive grade. Defensive lineman Leki Fotu and linebacker Evan Weaver were drafted higher than their rankings, based on

When the Arizona Cardinals selected linebacker Isaiah Simmons with the eighth overall pick in the 2020 draft, it was widely lauded as being an incredible value. The team had him in their top five players of the entire draft.

How great a value was the pick?

Draft Wire managing editor Luke Easterling quantified it, ranking all 32 first-round picks in terms of value. He used his final player rankings before the draft and compared it to the selection they were actually taken.

Simmons, the eighth overall pick, was the fifth-best value. He was ranked third overall and drafted eighth overall, giving...